Bauchi State governor, Mallam Isa Yuguda, on Tuesday, made a U-turn on his earlier decision to withdraw his membership of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) as a result of the crisis that trailed the recent chairmanship election of theNigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), saying that he considered the appeals of Northern elders in order give fair representation to the region. Speaking with journalists through the Chief of Staff, Alhaji Yusuf Musa Gumli, at Government House, Bauchi, Governor Yuguda stated that he initially took the decision to withdraw from the NSGF as a result of the injustice perpetrated during the last NGF election, in which the Rivers State governor, Honourable Rotimi Ameachi, was re-elected, as against the governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, who was earlier adopted by NSGF. “It is very disappointing that the political trend as it recently relates to the Northern States Governors’ Forum in its bid to elect a leader ended up in a tussle among the governors and it is a minus on their part. “Before the election, the Northern States Governors’ Forum decided that Governors Shettima and Yuguda should step down in favour of Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State, who happened to be the consensus candidate, but instead of sticking to the plan, the governor of Niger State, Aliyu Babangida compromised our position on the agreed candidate,” he said. According to the Bauchi State helmsman, “I, however, decided to mend fences by letting go of the past and return back to the forum. Secondly, I have decided to heed the appeals from concerned elders in the North who want me to eschew sentiments and give fair representation to the North in the forum... ilevbare/2013/07/yuguda-returns-to-northern-governors-forum-reveals-2015-plans/
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 02:12:06 +0000
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